Collaborative Strategies for
Ø Waterfall activity
Why
do we need to collaborate?
Ø Relationships
Ø Engagement
What
makes a group successful?
Ø Equal effort
Ø Communication
Ø Cooperation
Ø Team Building
What
are some reasons a person might struggle in groups?
Ø Not understanding the work
What
can teachers/Adults do to help be successful with group work?
Ø know who gets along and who does
not
Ø ask for a group plan
Ø Assign group roles:
Facilitator, recorder, spokesperson, encourager, questioner, checker.
Ø Code of collaboration: group
expectations, agreement created by students. What they might look like in
practice.
Two different ideas for
creating a code of collaboration
1.
Affinity Mapping: what they think is important when they are working
2.
What does it look, sound, feel like? (Good classmates are, say, do, do
not chart)
Respect yourself, respect the
work, respect the community chart.
Clear Directions
1.
Short sentences with one task per sentence
2.
create a checklist of bulleted list instead of a big block of ideas
3.
highlight or bold verb of task
4.
assign role
5.
assess
Poll: has technology changed
the way you collaborate with students?
Reflections and
self-Assessment
Reflecting on and self-assessing group work: google
form to know how they are where they are and how they are feeling about
classwork and beyond
Ø a single point rubric list
Ø google form to complete and
exit slip
Ø or one success one opportunity
and one challenge
Ø charts: three… two… one…; two
stars and a wish
Ø Use questions that reflect
students taking care of themself.
Ø Emotional Catalogs: Yale
center for emotional intelligence
Ø Turn reflections into class
discussions
Ø Google collaborations: Bell
ringers, exit slips, and more
Ø Question of the Day: these are
great way to foster positive relationship skills with students as they talk
with each other, agree, disagree, and get to know each other better.
Ø Would you rather?
Ø breakout rooms using google
meet. in google you can add links to group slides so students can chat with
each other. clay codes or chrome add-on
Ø Digital choice board: www.helloteacherlady.com
Presentations easily organize the
presentation of student work
Jamboard: are a great way to
brainstorm ideas and have students work together.
Giving feedback: use chat. ask them to leave
questions or comments.
Brainstorming: students can add their
thoughts and questions
Organizing activities slides that
students navigate on their own pace. they make a copy, so they have their own,
Journal prompts or Bell work: organize this
in advance to share with students
Agendas: Post a weekly agenda for
students to navigate